The New Nation - Internet Edition

DU Correspondent

At least 15 students and a policeman sustained injuries in a factional clash among Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) centring establishment of dominance on the Jagannath University campus yesterday.

The clash ensued among two BCL groups-one led by JN unit president Kamrul Hasan Ripon and another led by general secretary Kazi Abu Sayeed after a joint demonstration of the two groups demanding halls for the students.

Among the injured were Sraban, Najmul Hossain, Tanvir, Jibon, Jasim, Himel and Arup of Ripon group and Selim, Shibbir Ahmad, Saiful Islam, Shariful and Riaz of Sayeed group and Policeman Akbar Hossain.

They were rushed to private medical hospitals in the city.

The two BCL groups came to the university campus yesterday amid tense situation created following an altercation between the two groups on Thursday.

Police arrested three BCL activists in this connection. The arrested were Arifuzzaman, Jasim Uddin and Sumon Ahmed.

Chase and counter chase between the two groups occurred for 30 minutes in which brickbats were thrown and sticks freely used, which created panic among the general students of the university. Later, police brought the situation under control.

Proctor of the university Kazi Asaduzzaman said the authority would take action against those responsible for creating anarchy on the campus.

Meanwhile, a group of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists swooped on a procession of Bangladesh Chhatra Mukti on the Dhaka University campus yesterday leaving two injured.

The attack was made on Chhatra Mukti, a student organisation of Hizbut Tahrir Bangladesh, while they were demonstrating on the campus protesting the killing of two BDR members by BSF on Friday.

The injured were identified as Mizanur Rahman, a master degree students of Statistics Department and Javed, a fourth-year student of Political Science Department of the university, who took first aid from the University Medical Centre.

BCL observed a hunger strike at Dhaka University Central Student Union (DUCSU) from 11:00am to 2:30pm as part of its parent organisation's programme demanding unconditional release of former Prime Minister and Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina and release of BCL general secretary Mahfuzul Haider Chowdhury Roton.

Besides, Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) also brought out a demonstration on the campus demanding probe into the killing of Moshiul Alam Sentu, JCD Barisal Division unit president and also vice president of the central committee, and punishment to those responsible for this.

They held a rally in front of DUCSU building and demanded release of former Prime Minister and BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and JCD president Azizul Bari Helal.

Acting JCD president Sultan Salauddin Tuku, general secretary Shafiul Bari Babu, Vice Presidents Mostafa Khan Safary, Jayanta Kumar Kundu and Nurul Islam Nayan, organising secretary Abdul Kader Bhuiyan Jewel, DU unit president Hasan Mamun, JCD leaders Bazlul Chowdhury Abed and Manunur Rashid Mamun participated in the rally.